“It’s the jury’s providence to judge credibility of evidence witnesses,” McCrory said. McCrory said she will write an opinion on who will pay the legal expenses and will determine the value of those expenses. In Tuesday’s arguments before the judge, the School District of Beloit’s attorney Brad Dagen argued the jury was forced to speculate on the land value because the expert witnesses on behalf of the Truckenbrods didn’t present credible evidence on the Beloit market along Milwaukee Road. The Truckenbrod’s attorney, Erik Olsen, however, argued the credibility of a witness is for the jury to decide.
“Even as I write this, a community member asks me, “What is the status of the ‘adobe house’?” This 393 Bates Avenue structure is also known to some as the “last house standing.” As cranes,…
HICKENLOOPER’S VETO MAY BENEFIT UNEXPECTED FUNDRAISERS
“Gov. John Hickenlooper has made much of his support from Republican businessmen, but did some of that support come at a price? The Governor issued only a handful of vetoes during this legislative session, but…
Eminent domain hearing to be held over historic cemetery’s fate
“A historic cemetery in McComb will be the site of a court hearing this week. The eminent domain hearing was scheduled after area residents asked the city to take over and clean up Greenwood Cemetery….
No progress on Collins Park in Collinsville, eminent domain may be an option
“The Collinsville City Council will consider approving Harry Sterling as the attorney for possible litigation against Stone Wheel Inc., the last hurdle in the City’s plan to build a new Uptown park. Sterling, if approved,…
Smithtown has backup plan if offer for property is refused
“Smithtown Town officials plan to make way — via purchase or eminent domain of a thin strip of property — for the construction of a new street connecting parallel roads in St. James. Officials want…
Wallingford considering eminent domain on bridge project
“The town is considering eminent domain to take a small parcel of land officials say is necessary to reconstruct the Northfield Road Bridge. Located on Northfield Road, the bridge spans Wharton Brook near the Park…
PennDOT flexes eminent domain muscles in Gap
“To build the Gap bottleneck improvement project, PennDOT has had to acquire all or part of 14 properties: 12 1/2 acres in all. They include two businesses — the Pizza Box and Gap Plants &…
Colorado Springs, other cities work on financing projects
“The three cities that won state sales tax incentives for quasi-public projects since lawmakers created the Regional Tourism Act in 2009 are still working on financing so construction can get underway. The Regional Tourism Act…
Old York County prison’s former owners not happy with eminent domain as they await appraisal
“A court-appointed panel is expected to decide by Sept. 4 how much York’s Redevelopment Authority must pay the former owners of the long-closed York County prison on Chestnut Street for taking the property by eminent…
NEIU USING EMINENT DOMAIN TO FORCE NEIGHBORS OUT, BUILD NEW DORMS
“Northeastern Illinois University has taken legal action to force neighboring residents and businesses to move as part of a plan to expand the campus. The university is using eminent domain to make room in the…